Emergency services in Honor Oak Road in south London (Picture: UKNIP)

Firefighters rushed to the scene in south-east London after a building collapsed.

Fire crews from Forest Hill  Station were scrambled to the incident tonight.

The roof of the house has completely collapsed (Picture: UKNIP)

Bricks and mortar could be seen thrown across the pavement after the gable end collapsed (Picture: UKNIP)

Fire crews at the scene in Forest Hill, south east London (Picture: UKNIP)

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It is believed that the gable end of an art studio has collapsed leaving the building ‘structurally unsafe’ it has been claimed.

A large number of cordons are in place and drivers are being advised to seek an alternative route whilst emergency services continue their investigation to see if any persons were in the building prior to the collapse.

Residents are said to have been evacuated from the surrounding properties and asked to find alternative accommodation for the night.

A witness said: ‘There were a few children walking up to the Sainsbury’s and the stones and bricks nearly hit them.

‘If they had been there just a few seconds before who knows what could have happened.’

A shopkeeper added: ‘It’s such a busy area, we have already had so many customers commenting on how lucky everyone was nobody got hurt.

‘There were people picking up pizzas, it was a busy Monday night, I’m just really happy no-one was injured.’

The London Fire Service has been approached for comment.

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Nobody is believed to have been hurt after the building collapsed.